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Should you take vitamin D? Here’s the science

Katarina Zimmer — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:18 GMT

Some people take too much, and too many get too little. Experts explain who needs D supplements, and why.

All about cholesterol

Amber Dance — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:00:14 GMT

The latest science on how blood levels of HDL, LDL and more relate to cardiovascular health

CRISPR gene editing: Moving closer to home

Amber Dance — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:00:22 GMT

With the first medical therapy approved and systems like CRISPR-Cas showing up in complex cells, there’s a lot going on in the genome editing field. Here’s our primer.

New views of a cough: From TB and chronic cough to hope for Parkinson’s

Alice Callahan — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:28 GMT

Scientists are revealing new secrets of the reflex that protects our lungs, spreads disease and irritates us all

What does it mean to have prediabetes?

Lola Butcher — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:00:12 GMT

It’s complicated: Prediabetes has multiple definitions and there may be different subtypes. But for many people who develop it, changes in lifestyle drastically lower the risk of progressing to diabetes.

Why don’t kids tend to get as sick from Covid-19?

Sara Reardon — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:00:02 GMT

Some children have been hospitalized and some have died, but at a tiny fraction of the adult rate. As children head back to school, scientists are hoping that research will provide answers.

The challenges of antiviral treatments

Amber Dance — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:00:09 GMT

Antibiotics abound, but virus-fighting drugs are harder to come by, and Covid-19 amply shows how much we need them. Fortunately, scientists are getting better at making and finding them.

Getting a Covid-19 vaccine — quickly and safely

Eric Bender — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 00:00:30 GMT

Researchers around the globe are working with unprecedented speed to find the vaccines we need to find our way through the pandemic. What’s the bar for safety and effectiveness?

How we make decisions during a pandemic

Katherine Harmon Courage — Tue, 26 May 2020 00:00:26 GMT

From mask wearing to physical distancing, individuals wield a lot of power in how the coronavirus outbreak plays out. Behavioral experts reveal what might be prompting people to act — or not.

The time of trials: Waiting for a coronavirus vaccine

Bob Holmes — Fri, 22 May 2020 00:00:22 GMT

An infected and impatient world needs protection from Covid-19, but rushing it won't be easy. How can we speed up a complicated process?

Covid-19 antibody testing: Tougher than true/false

Amber Dance — Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:01 GMT

Antibodies should indicate if someone has had an infection in the past. But the promise of “immunity testing” is plagued by uncertainty about how the immune system responds to the coronavirus, as well as concerns about the tests’ accuracy.

How disease sleuths are using genomics to track the coronavirus

Bob Holmes — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 00:00:21 GMT

Rapid sequencing of viral genomes can help public health officials figure out the origins, spread and nature of quickly moving epidemics

What is a cytokine storm?

Amber Dance — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 00:00:10 GMT

An immune reaction gone wild seems to be linked with the most severe cases of pandemic Covid-19. Here’s what happens.

An old problem: How immune responses weaken with age

Jonathan Wosen — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:01 GMT

The body’s defenses lose flexibility and diversity over time, and protective responses to vaccines weaken as well. Scientists are working on ways to boost seniors’ protections against influenza, the novel coronavirus and other pathogens.

Fighting fire with fire ... and fauna

Tim Vernimmen — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:00:05 GMT

Climate change is aggravating the seasonal burns that Australia has always known. They won’t be snuffed out, but new ecological strategies may help.

The tricky task of tallying carbon

Adam Levy — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:00:07 GMT

To slow or stop global warming, the world agrees it must cut carbon dioxide emissions. But monitoring each nation’s output of greenhouse gases is not always straightforward.

Twilight of the eye

Laura Sanders — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:00:28 GMT

Our bodies and abilities deteriorate with age, and sight is no exception. Physical changes to the visual system cloud it in multiple ways.

Thar she blows: The what, why and where of geysers

Alexandra Witze — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 00:00:08 GMT

Scientists make progress in mapping the hidden force behind the watery eruptions

Bumpy air boosts wind power

Ashley Yeager — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00:30 GMT

Turbulence regenerates gust strength between turbines, influencing design of arrays that can pull energy from the sky

How snowflakes grow

Alexandra Witze — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:00:25 GMT

The cold, finicky science of ice crystal formation

Getting it ripe

Rachel Ehrenberg — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:00:25 GMT

From meh to wow: The science of fruit maturation reveals new paths to better flavor